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Photopolymerizable compositions

Publication No. EP0741333

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App No. EP96201158

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Filed by AGFA CORPORATION

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Filed on 1996-04-27

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Issued/Published on 2007-06-27

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP0741333 A1

Application No. EP96201158 Filed: 1996-04-27

Grant Date 2000-07-12 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

G03F7/029, G03F3/10

Priority Claims

US 19950435560 Date: 1995-05-05

Designated Contracting States (5 EPC States)

Germany (DE)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Italy (IT)

Netherlands (NL)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

AGFA CORPORATION

100 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660-2199

Agfa Corporation

100 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660-2199

Bayer Corporation

One Mellon Center 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502

Inventors (1)

Wilczak, Wojciech A.

205 10th Street, Apt. 4L, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302

Representatives / Agents

De Niel, Marc Alfons Jozef

Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Corporate Intellectual Property Department 3800 Patent Administration Septestraat 27, 2640 Mortsel

Van Ostaeyen, Marc Albert Jozef, et al

Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Corporate IP Department, Septestraat 27, 2640 Mortsel

Ramon, Charles Lucien, et al

Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Dienst Intellectuele Eigendom 3800 Septestraat 27, 2640 Mortsel

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 1997-05-06

Mention Of Grant Published 2000-07-12

Patent-Maintained-As-Amended 2007-06-27

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 1998-07-28

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP0741333 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

3M ESPE AG

Espe Platz, DE

Representative

—

Filing Date

2001-03-16

Opposition in Progress

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.

10 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

EP0412495

Espacenet

EP0446175

Espacenet

EP0298030

Espacenet

US5300399

Espacenet

EP0413657

Espacenet

DE4231579

Espacenet

DE2243182

Espacenet

US3060023

Espacenet

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th edit., 1991, vol. A18, pp. 153-177

ROMPP Lexikon Chemie, 10th edit., vol. 4, 1998, pp. 3028-3029

Official File Inspection EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP96201158 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.

Open 148-Doc Register Dossier

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

Official publication specifications, opposition filings, proprietor replies, and procedural submissions.

53 Filings Listed

New European Patent Specification after Opposition (B2)

Publication Specification

Date: 2007-06-27 Procedure: Grant EP0741333B2

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Official European Patent Register Full Dossier

Publication Specification

Date: 2007-06-27 Procedure: All Proceedings (Examination & Opposition) EP96201158

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European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)

Publication Specification

Date: 2000-07-12 Procedure: Grant EP0741333B1

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European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)

Publication Specification

Date: 1996-11-06 Procedure: Publication EP0741333A1

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Lapse of the patent in a contracting state

Dossier Filing

Date: 2008-01-04 Procedure: Examination 0009250

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Patent maintained (B2 publication)

Dossier Filing

Date: 2007-05-25 Procedure: Examination 0009272

Inspect on Register

New entry: Fee for printing new specification paid

Dossier Filing

Date: 2007-04-26 Procedure: Examination EPIDOSNPMA3

Inspect on Register

Preparation for maintenance of the patent in an amended form

Procedural Step

Date: 2007-02-13 Procedure: Examination PMAP

Inspect on Register

New entry: Legal effect of interlocutory decision

Dossier Filing

Date: 2007-02-07 Procedure: Examination EPIDOSNIDO2

Inspect on Register

New entry: Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended

Dossier Filing

Date: 2007-02-07 Procedure: Examination EPIDOSNPMA1

Inspect on Register

New entry: Despatch of interlocutory decision

Dossier Filing

Date: 2006-09-15 Procedure: Examination EPIDOSNIDO1

Inspect on Register

Communication from the opposition division

Procedural Step

Date: 2006-03-20 Procedure: Opposition OREX

Inspect on Register

Photopolymerizable compositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (5 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (1)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

3M ESPE AG

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

New European Patent Specification after Opposition (B2)

Official European Patent Register Full Dossier

European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)

European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)

Lapse of the patent in a contracting state

Patent maintained (B2 publication)

New entry: Fee for printing new specification paid

Preparation for maintenance of the patent in an amended form

New entry: Legal effect of interlocutory decision

New entry: Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended

New entry: Despatch of interlocutory decision

Communication from the opposition division

New entry: Despatch of examination report in opposition + time limit

New entry: Reply to examination report in opposition

Communication from the opposition division

New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings

New entry: Despatch of examination report in opposition + time limit

Interlocutory decision in opposition

Oral proceedings

New entry: Date of oral proceedings

Deletion: Date of oral proceedings

New entry: Date of oral proceedings

Change - representative

New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit

Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition

New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit

Lapse of the patent in a contracting state

Opposition filed

(Expected) grant

Communication of intention to grant a patent

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Change - representative

Intention to grant the patent

Communication of intention to grant

Communication of intention to grant a patent

Announcement of grant (old EPC before 1 July 2002)

Communication of intention to grant

Change - applicant

Change - applicant

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Examination report or reply

Communication from the examining division

First examination report

Examination report or reply

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Request for examination filed

Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin

Language of the procedure

International searching authority

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